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  • It was a question of whether Bournemouth could keep up the furious pace, while the odd miscued clearance also unsettled the home fans. Times, Sunday Times
  • Athy battled on in search of an equaliser and Joe Tynan had a penalty appeal dismissed by Referee Tommy Masterson and Paul Kelly miscued his shot from 10 yards after a fine through ball from Tynan.
  • Smith similarly could have scored as he was played in by Horne but miscued his shot.
  • The inclusion of Brun's poetry and plays was an editorial miscue.
  • The slightest miscue was liable to be unflatteringly magnified.
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  • After Lehmann was bumped aside in an aerial challenge by Savage, Reid miscued a shot that Savage, reacting instinctively, diverted over an open goal.
  • Anyway, Fells-Danzer eventually atoned for his initial miscue by scoring two touchdowns. Virginia 48, Eastern Michigan 21: Three up, three down
  • He hit the side-netting with the first good chance of the night and miscued horribly across goal early in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
  • But the out-of-sorts striker rushed his chance and hopelessly miscued his shot wide of Peter Schmeichel's right-hand post.
  • A Willian free kick found the defender alone inside the six-yard box but he miscued horribly across the face of the goal. Times, Sunday Times
  • The case has been beset by the kinds of official miscues typical in rape cases here.
  • Diana and Omar were two of the six children whose progress in English and Spanish reading I tracked through monthly miscue analysis.
  • In the 13 th minute, a miscue from an Indonesian defender resulted in a corner kick, which the Saudis made the best of with Sulaimani slotting home for a 2-0 lead.
  • Bacup set the pace as Nicky Taylor put a good cross into the box but Paul Thompson miscued his shot and the ball went wide of the angle, before a defender appeared to handle McLellan's drive on the line but appeals for a penalty were turned down.
  • The stick is not elevated nearly as much, and miscues are less common.
  • There are too many defensive miscues, and there isn't enough early offense, resulting in a high number of close games and forcing several come-from-behind rallies that could be draining in the bigger picture.
  • There was none of the awkwardness of fresh acquaintance, no conversational false starts or miscues.
  • Here's the abridged version of the defensive breakdowns that occured in the second half, according to Bennett: miscommunication, transition miscues, not blocking out, giving up straight-line drives to the basket, letting an opponent post up too easily. Wake Forest 76, Virginia 71: Three up, three down
  • During that span he had just one game with as many as four miscues (and he had 10 assists in that game).
  • Despite a teammate's miscue on catching a foul ball, the pitcher should not be deprived of his perfect game as long us he retires the batter who hit the foul ball.
  • A Willian free kick found the defender alone inside the six-yard box but he miscued horribly across the face of the goal. Times, Sunday Times
  • City should have reduced the deficit soon after when sub Ireland was sent racing clear but he miscued his shot horribly into the stands. The Sun
  • A player whose miscue lost him the chance of pocketing £5,000 for a maximum break this week will be in the star-studded line-up when the UK Snooker Championship comes to York in December.
  • Four minutes later, the home side should have been in front with Barry Robson's vicious in-swinging corner setting up Grant Munro but the youngster completely miscued his shot.
  • Researchers could also examine students’ reading ability using running records or miscue analysis.
  • As you sit there and watch him breaking the next rack of balls you try to appear calm, while at the same time you are praying for him to trip, miscue, lose an eye, anything that would cause him to miss the next shot.
  • In the next two and a half years, Twissell went on to make 56 appearances as a left winger and famously once miscued a shot against Reading, shattering some of the floodlights.
  • The cheers will come when they should: applauding great shots and victories for the home side, as well as miscues by the opponents.
  • Too many shots were miscued, too many final balls wasted.
  • In the long run, this less obvious influence of miscue analysis may cause great change in the primary classroom.
  • And will our newsrooms be filled with journalists so afraid of committing an ethical miscue that they fail to engage in aggressive and ethical journalism?
  • But the level of carelessness and ignorance manifested by the number and importance of miscues in Lincoln's War seriously compromises its integrity and undermines its value.
  • His verbal miscues and malapropisms are the natural consequence of a man struggling with internal contradictions and a lack of self-knowledge.
  • Chalk is applied to the leather to make sure the tip ‘sticks’ to the cueball to prevent miscues, or to apply spin.
  • But with the power play out of the way and only 38 conceded, Collingwood was able to turn to his spinners andGraemeSwann so tied down Sangakkara that the Sri Lanka captain, attempting to break out, miscued a drive to long-off. Kevin Pietersen takes England past Sri Lanka into World Twenty20 final
  • The center hikes the ball for the final play, but there is a miscue between him and the quarterback; the ball is on the ground!
  • The World Series miscues by Mickey Owen and Bill Buckner, on the other hand, present a different case.
  • The midfielder side-stepped the net-minder and passed the ball square to David Downs, but Loftus was there to deny Downs, who miscued his shot.
  • The ball had been headed into the Chelsea goalmouth by Shaun Bartlett and Carvalho, normally so astute, turned and miscued the ball, heading it against the base of his own post.
  • Bert Campaneris singled to third, with Odom reaching third on Robinson's first miscue.
  • You could discover a weakness in your shooting, such as favoring right over left English, or using too much side spin, which can cause miscues.
  • It was a question of whether Bournemouth could keep up the furious pace, while the odd miscued clearance also unsettled the home fans. Times, Sunday Times
  • After several miscues with the training plan and being asked to brief the S3 and squadron commander on this new model, I researched an Eight-Step Training Model.
  • That's about the only miscue Johnson makes in the Bengals' 23-9 defeat.
  • Make sure the tip is moving downward when it comes into contact with the cueball, or you might scoop the ball and miscue.
  • Quinn, exiled to the minors after an array of defensive miscues and attitude problems, hit a three-run homer last Saturday.
  • Taibi made his name against Southampton when Matt Le Tissier miscued a speculative shot so badly that he turned away in disgust.
  • The Twins were victimized by their own pitcher in a play involving baserunning miscues of the Little League variety.
  • Pena was 1-for - 10 in the first two games of the series, and in the previous night's loss, he made two defensive miscues.
  • Pack's game is full throttle, all the time, and until he gets more familiar with his teammates, the miscues will continue.
  • Scott put the blame for the early miscues on not picking up on the ice, which she called the trickiest of any Scotties she's played. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • This time an attempted shot by John Martin was miscued and flew across the penalty area for Griffin to test Devine's sharp reactions.
  • He hit the side-netting with the first good chance of the night and miscued horribly across goal early in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
  • In the second half, Paul Merson twice miscued shots and Gary Birch headed wide for Walsall, before, with five minutes left, Wallsall right-back Chris Baird was sent off for a second bookable offence.
  • Kumble went round the wicket to bring the ugly miscued, sliced slog to mid-off's hands into play.
  • In order to analyze the students' reading miscues and strategies used, the authors relied on miscue analysis.
  • His verbal miscues and malapropisms are the natural consequence of a man struggling with internal contradictions and a lack of self-knowledge.
  • Allister is now equipped with the tools to combat the evils of relationship miscues and mistakes.
  • The Badgers didn't turn over the ball (8.8 miscues per game), didn't allow many baskets easy or otherwise (56.9 points per game) and didn't allow many teams to crash the offensive glass (they corraled 73 percent of the available rebounds on the defensive boards). Wisconsin - Team Notes
  • Quae promissio omnibus populis et hominibus, ad quos Deus pro suo beneplacito mittit Evangelium, promiscue et indiscriminatim annunciari et proponi debet cum resipiscentiae et fidei mandato. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.
  • Luka hitters had eight hits and many chances to score over the course of the game, but were unable to do so, due to some key miscues with runners in scoring position.
  • Justin Langer miscued a pull shot off Vaas in the ninth over and lobbed a simple catch to Tillakaratne Dilshan at mid-wicket with the total at 43.
  • Scott put the blame for the early miscues on not picking up on the ice, which she called the trickiest of any Scotties in which she's played. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • It took a defensive miscue to get Mexico back on track.
  • Kumble went round the wicket to bring the ugly miscued, sliced slog to mid-off's hands into play.
  • Qui omnem pecuniarum contemptum habent, et nulli imaginationis totius munsi se immiscuerint, et tyrannicas corporis concupiscentias sustinuerint hi multoties capti a vana gloria omnia perdiderunt. Anatomy of Melancholy
  • The case has been beset by the kinds of official miscues typical in rape cases here.
  • City should have reduced the deficit soon after when sub Ireland was sent racing clear but he miscued his shot horribly into the stands. The Sun
  • From wide on the right wing, he miscued a fierce cross towards the near post and into the top corner. Times, Sunday Times
  • His verbal miscues and malapropisms are the natural consequence of a man struggling with internal contradictions and a lack of self-knowledge.
  • And Wynn has learned from miscues at his other properties.
  • Ian Bell departed in the same over for six with another edge behind and Michael Vaughan made 24 before he miscued a short ball from Gillespie.
  • There are usual several ways of resolving an anacoluthon, and yours is another - but there'd have to be a semi-colon or something beforehand, to avoid a reading miscue. On anacolutha
  • Tarrant's cute reverse pass was seized on by Colin Alcide but he miscued his shot and it bobbled wide.
  • Nosal then redeemed himself for his earlier miscue with a 41-yard catch and run as he sprung loose from his defender along the left sidelines.
  • Coady badly miscued his second penalty, the ball bobbling harmlessly wide.
  • Miscue - incorrect striking of the cue ball.
  • The Falcons' first miscue of the night is a missed field goal by Feely, but I imagine it won't matter much.
  • Sure, decent running numbers, but he fumbled twice inside the Seattle 10-yard-line, miscues that were recovered by the Seahawks in both instances.
  • Their 68 miscues broke the old major league mark of 81, established by the Baltimore Orioles in 1998.
  • There were also penalties, missed kicks and mental miscues.
  • A short time later a cross finds Nedved who miscues a shot when his leg slams into a defender.
  • But the eagle on 18, along with nine birdies, more than made up for the two miscues as he carded nines of 32-29.
  • Either by accident or design, the Post suppresses its official error count with its weekly ‘Free for All’ page, where readers sound off about Post goofs and alleged miscues.
  • This, then, distinguishes it from the traditional use of miscue analysis and the Reading Miscue Analysis Inventory that accompanies it.
  • He miscued on a very simple losing hazard in the centre pocket as a result of overstretching for the shot.
  • Indianapolis led the league in 1914 with a whopping 289 miscues but edged Chicago by one and one-half games.

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